GDT: The 2021 NHL Entry Draft Thread! Round 1, 8pm EST on ESPN2!

[Michael Brand Eggs]

One way to put it: they got a guy at #6 who was still getting first overall votes pretty recently.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Hoooooo boy. I'm not sure about this one. Positionally, yes..

But with Eklund still on the board.. damn.. Edvinsson is a much bigger project and could turn into a Ristolainen. But the upside of an Edvinsson-Seider pairing is unbelievable.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

So as someone who knows jack about prospects, why do y'all think Eklund is falling?

 

[ThankGord]

The Frolunda connection is real. Can't wait to see Edvinsson/Seider.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Stoked !! Edvinsson was #3 on my list (Power-1st, Beniers-2nd).


Simon "Shimy-Shake" Edvinsson, welcome to the Red Wings bud!


I see a good 2-way, potential 1st pair (or top3) dman.

 

[RedHawkDown]

Happy with the pick. No forwards in this draft I really wanted that much

 

[deca guard]

 

[ZDH]

Like Stevie has given any reason to doubt his decision making.

Love it.

 

[Bondurant]

Baaaaaaaaaah.

The clip that ESPN is showing isn't giving me much confidence in this pick.

I'm worried we picked Jonathan Ericsson with wheels.

Yzerman > ESPN

 

[Chad Smiley]

Team can't score and we take a defenseman. Horrible pick with Eklund on the board. Pathetic.

 

[deca guard]

i knew yzerman building his big mountain defense , yeeeeeeeeeee **** haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa . the wait was worth it

 

[FabricDetails]

Frolunda is becoming an equivalent of an SHL Grand Rapids.

 

[JustJokinenAround]

So as someone who knows jack about prospects, why do y'all think Eklund is falling?

every team had one player ranked ahead of eklund on their board

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Lame.

 

[Realgud]

I was big on Seider because of the IQ, btw. I'm low on Edvinsson because of the IQ, but in a different direction. Let's hope he develops well, he has high upside and showed signs of decent IQ sometimes, but I'm not big on the pick at all. I do like the Frolunda connections with Raymond and Niederbach, potentially nice chemistry there.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

The trust the Yzerplan, he knows better than you crowd is out tonight. Heaven forbid someone doubts a move he makes

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

Hoooooo boy. I'm not sure about this one. Positionally, yes..

But with Eklund still on the board.. damn.. Edvinsson is a much bigger project and could turn into a Ristolainen. But the upside of an Edvinsson-Seider pairing is unbelievable.

A Ristolainen -- then I guess at worst we'll just contact Phillie in a few years and take a high first-rounder from them for him.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Great pick IMO.

 

[deca guard]

 

[Gniwder]

Swedish mafia adds another

Yeah, of course it's another Swede.

Between Hakan and Rezmierski the team has one of the best Euro scouts and one of the best defensive scouts in the league, so I guess I'll trust their judgement. Bit surprised NJ took Hughes, but at least I can't blame Stevie for not picking the kid I wanted this time.

 

[Filppula]

I really, really wanted Eklund. But I trust Yzerman. I mean look at Seider.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Sharks just took the best player in the entire draft. f***.

 

[ArmChairGM89]

San Jose Probly creamed when we passed eklund

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

That about sums him up. His scouting reports pointed out that he has poor 60 minute focus, weak play away from the puck, a weak shot, and suspect positioning.

I am not a fan of this pick.

I have no predictions of how he'll turn out but it seems unlikely he'll be in the mold of Ericsson. He's a better skater than Ericsson and can move the puck up ice with his feet and his passing.

 

[deca guard]